INSTRUCTIONS. 3DR Plane CONTENTS. Thank you for purchasing a 3DR Plane!

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1 DR Plane INSTRUCTIONS Thank you for purchasing a DR Plane! CONTENTS 1 1 Fuselage Right wing Left wing Horizontal stabilizer Vertical stabilizer Carbon fiber bar

2 Audio/video (AV) cable AV receiver power cable AV receiver antenna AV receiver AV transmitter battery (air) AV receiver battery (ground) 7 Telemetry module (ground) 8 Telemetry antenna (ground) Propeller 10 Servo horn screws 11 Ailerons Y cable 1 Micro-USB cable 1 USB extension cable 1 Wing screws 1 Main battery 1 Adhesive Velcro squares Telemetry (air) Power module AV transmitter Camera GPS module Air speed sensor 7 AV transmitter power connector 8 On-screen display board 9 APM 10 Input connectors

3 Bixler Assembly Manual Please refer to the assembly manual included with your plane to install main wings, stabilizers, and other parts of the plane s frame. Use the Y-cable to connect the aileron cables from the left and right wings. WIRING APM OUTPUTS Connect the servo and electronic speed controller (ESC) wires to APM s outputs pins in the order indicated below. Connect the white wire to the S pin (top row), the red wire to the + pin (center row), and the black wire to the - pin (bottom row). Servo cables are labelled by type. Connect them to APM s output pins as shown. Rudder Throttle Elevator Ailerons CONNECT RC RECEIVER Connect the wires from the APM inputs to the signal pins on your RC receiver. The wires are labeled with the channel they should connect to. APM inputs wires Connect the black wire to a ground pin on the receiver, and connect the red wire to a power (five volts) pin on the receiver. Connect inputs wires to RC receiver

4 POWER WIRING Motor power connector Connect the power module s yellow XT0 connectors to the motor and main battery connectors. Connect the AV transmitter battery to the red connector on the transmitter. Main battery AV transmitter battery Power module and transmitter power connector BALANCING THE PLANE Your plane s center of gravity should be 71 mm from the leading edge. Please balance the plane at this point before flying, and move the main battery as necessary to achieve the correct center of gravity, MOUNT TELEMETRY AIR MODULE Use the adhesive Velcro squares to mount the telemetry radio air module to the side of the fuselage where it has a clear view of the sky. Your plane is now fully assembled. For software downloads and flying instructions, please visit plane.ardupilot.com. Happy flying!

5 INSTALL SOFTWARE Mission Planner is free, open-source software providing multiplatform configuration and full-featured waypoint mission scripting for autonomous vehicles. To install Mission Planner on your ground station computer (Windows only), visit ardupilot.com/downloads, select Mission Planner, and select sort by date (short link: goo.gl/sigrc). Select the most recent (top) MissionPlanner - MSI (Microsoft installer package). Mission Planner Downloads Screen Mission Planner () «Downloads Sort by: Title Hits Date MissionPlanner - ZIP MissionPlanner - MSI MissionPlanner - ZIP MissionPlanner - MSI MissionPlanner - ZIP MissionPlanner - MSI Sort by date. Select top MSI to download most recent version. After selecting the most recent MSI, read the safety information and select Download: Download Open the downloaded file to run the Mission Planner Setup Wizard. Select the option to proceed if prompted with a security warning. Device Driver Installation Wizard Mission Planner Setup Wizard will automatically install the correct device drivers.

6 Mission Planner Setup Wizard Launch Mission Planner to explore the capabilities of your autonomous vehicle! Mission Planner will notify you when an update is available; please always run the most current version of Mission Planner. Mission Planner: Flight Data Screen For more information on using Mission Planner or troubleshooting your installation, please visit planner.ardupilot.com. CALIBRATE RADIO CONTROL Mission Planner s RC calibration utility teaches APM to work with your RC transmitter.

7 Open Mission Planner. Connect APM to your computer using the provided micro-usb cable. Windows will automatically install the correct drivers for APM. In Mission Planner, select the COM port for Arduino Mega, set the Baud rate to 1100, and select Connect. APM USB port 1 Connect APM to Mission Planner: 1 Select Arduino Mega. Select Select Connect. Turn on your transmitter, and ensure it is set to airplane mode (not helicopter mode). In Mission Planner, navigate to Initial Setup, Mandatory Hardware, and Radio Calibration. Select Calibrate Radio. Move the transmitter s sticks and mode switches to all available positions until the red bars are set at the extremes for each control. Select Click when Done to complete RC calibration. Mission Planner: Radio Calibration Screen 1 Left Stick: Right Stick: 1 Select Hardware. Select Mandatory Hardware. Select Radio Calibration. Select Calibrate Radio. Move transmitter sticks and switches to all positions. Select Click when Done. To learn about utilizing your plane s autonomous flight modes, designing missions, troubleshooting, multicopter safety, and more, please visit plane.ardupilot.com.